Abstract
to achieve the degree of saturation in study that applied the grounded theory. qualitative research, carried out in four Family Health Units, between June 2018 and May 2019. The data from the interviews with 30 health professionals and non-participant observation were coded in the stages: open, axial and integration. the degree of saturation was achieved by two conceptual models - theoretical saturation and inductive thematic. Theoretical saturation was considered: the development of conceptual codes and observation, in the collection and analysis of data, when they generated new categories/subcategories or only indicated increasing instances. For thematic inductive saturation, the use of new codes based on each interview stood out. the visual layout for the number of codes, the theoretical scope of the concepts and the delimitation of the sample groups guided the identification of the degree of saturation for the development of the conceptual body that supported the substantive theory.
Highlights
The construction of scientific knowledge in nursing has in qualitative research a possibility to prove and prove that, in addition to cause and effect relationships, it is necessary to know the meanings attributed to social experiences, because, as a profession, nursing experiences different phenomena that go beyond the question of biological issues(1).Qualitative research that uses grounded theory (GT) as a methodological or theoretical-methodological framework, known in Brazil as “teoria fundamentada nos dados” (GT), aims to understand the meaning of an object of study for people who share experiences and interact in a specific social context
Studies highlight GT as a method to be used in qualitative research, in health sciences, being one of the most used in nursing, which allows unveiling social issues, such as injustices that affect the well-being of groups marginalized by society; in addition, it enables a new view of nursing knowledge and practices, in line with the needs of the population and the Unified Health System (SUS)(6-8)
Studies that focus on the method itself, discussing the information from the methodological path in depth, valuing its use with the rigor required by qualitative research and by GT, may collaborate with greater clarity in relation to the support given by the method to scientific research(1,10-11)
Summary
Qualitative research that uses grounded theory (GT) as a methodological or theoretical-methodological framework, known in Brazil as “teoria fundamentada nos dados” (GT), aims to understand the meaning of an object of study for people who share experiences and interact in a specific social context. Such understanding is allowed by the development of concepts, hypotheses and theories that emerge from the empirical data through a set of systematic procedures for comparative analysis of the data. Regardless of the methodological perspective of the GT (such as the classic, Straussian or constructivist), the rigor in the application of the method requires the researcher, in addition to the theoretical knowledge of its elements, reflections and decisions that allow to advance in the research to unveil the phenomenon, carefully following the methodological path amid the diversity of paths and possibilities to be followed(2-4,9)
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